Revupyourengines:ALookintothe2014GundamAnimeLineup
Theyear2014hadabevyofshowstoofferfromdifferentgenres,butformeandalargechunkoftheanimecommunity,theannouncementofnewGundamseriestakesthecake.Asoneofthemosticonicandlong-runningmechafranchises,eachnewinstallmentbreathesnewlifeintothefranchiseandoffersitsowntakeonthetechnologicalmarvelsofbipedalgiantrobots.Inthisarticle,I’llgiveyouabriefrundownoftheGundamanimetitlesthatdroppedin2014.
GundamBuildFightersTry
Thesuccessorto2013's\"GundamBuildFighters\",thisanimespin-offoffersafreshtakeontheGundamuniverseandshowcasesthejoysoftheGunplahobby(buildingGundammodelsandfightingwiththem).SetinaworldwhereGunplabattlesareprofessionalsports,thestoryfollowstheadventuresofateamcomposedofchildhoodfriendsSekaiKamiki,YuumaKousaka,andFuminaHoshino.TheyaimtowinthenationalGunplachampionshipintheirrespectivecategorieswhilefacingformidableopponentsalongtheway.IfyouwantanupbeatandwholesomeGundamserieswithadashoftournamentshonenaction,\"GundamBuildFightersTry\"istheshowforyou.
GundamReconguistainG
HelmedbyfranchisecreatorYoshiyukiTomino,\"GundamReconguistainG\"takesplaceinthedistantfuturewherehumanityhasexpandedtospacecoloniesandestablishedagovernmentcalledtheCapitalTerritory.ThestoryfollowsyoungspacecadetBellriZenamu,whostumblesuponapowerfulmobilesuitcalledtheG-Selfandgetssweptintoaconflictthatcouldshakethefoundationsofpeaceandorderinthegalaxy.Theanimeexploresthemesofwar,diplomacy,andtheconsequencesoftechnologicalinnovationwhileprovidingtheusualGundamfareofepicspacebattlesandmechadesigns.Ifyou'reafanofclassicGundamshowslike\"ZetaGundam\"and\"TurnAGundam\",\"GundamReconguistainG\"couldbeyournextfavorite.
Gundam:TheOrigin
BasedontheacclaimedmangabyfranchisestalwartYoshikazuYasuhiko,\"Gundam:TheOrigin\"isafour-partOVAseriesthatretellstheeventsoftheoriginal\"MobileSuitGundam\"animefromanewperspective.FocusingonthebackstoryandmotivationsofkeycharacterssuchasCharAznable(akatheRedComet),SaylaMass,andRambaRal,theanimeaddsmoredepthandcomplexitytothealreadybelovedcastandworldofthefirstGundamseries.Notonlythat,buttheanimationqualityandattentiontodetailinthemechadesignsandbattlesmakethisOVAafeastfortheeyes.IfyouwanttoexperiencetherootsoftheGundamfranchisewithafreshcoatofpaint,\"Gundam:TheOrigin\"won'tdisappoint.
ThatconcludesmylistofGundamanimetitlesfor2014.Eachoneoffersauniquetakeonthefranchiseandcaterstodifferenttastes,buttheyallsharethesamesenseofwonderandexcitementthatmakestheGundamuniversesoenduring.Whetheryoupreferthecolorfulspectacleof\"GundamBuildFightersTry\",thepoliticalintrigueof\"GundamReconguistainG\",orthenostalgiatripof\"Gundam:TheOrigin\",there'saGundamshowforeveryone.SosuitupandjointheGundamhypetrain!